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Maricopa County Judge Strikes Down Fontes’ Proposed Ballot Language For Proposition 145

Aug 9, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has ruled that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ proposed ballot language for Proposition 145 violates Arizona law, blocking Fontes from using the language on the November ballot. The ruling came in a lawsuit...

Arizona GOP Lawmakers Sue Fontes For Misleading Voters On School Choice Ballot Measure

Jul 27, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Republican leaders of the Arizona legislature are suing Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for allegedly misrepresenting a ballot measure to preserve school choice funding for military families. Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14), the...

Former Arizona Governor Blasts Anti-ESA Ballot Initiative

Jul 24, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is blasting the anti-ESA ballot measure, which is currently facing a legal challenge from the Arizona Free Enterprise Club and the Goldwater Institute. Under Ducey's leadership, Arizona became the nation's leader...

Child Predator, Other Felons Collected Signatures For Anti-School Choice Initiative, Lawsuit Alleges

Jul 23, 2026

By Staff Reporter | A teachers' union-backed initiative to end Arizona’s universal school choice program relied on a variety of violent felons to collect signatures in violation of state law. In what some critics have called a twist of irony, the initiative...

Legal Challenge Targets Validity Of Signatures For Anti-ESA Ballot Initiative

Jul 22, 2026

By Staff Reporter | A ballot initiative to end the state’s universal school choice program is facing a new challenge to the validity of its signatures. The Goldwater Institute filed the challenge in court on Monday. The Arizona Free Enterprise Club...

ASU Drops Eminent Domain Bid For 89-Year-Old Man’s Historic Phoenix Home

Jul 20, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona State University (ASU) has ceased its effort to take the home of an 89-year-old Phoenix man via eminent domain. ASU sought to acquire the historic Louis Emerson House owned for more than 50 years by Robert Young. The university had...

Arizona Teachers Say Leadership Support, Campus Safety Keep Them From Quitting

Jul 19, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Supportive leadership, collaborative freedom, and safe campuses are the leading reasons why thousands of Arizona educators say they don’t quit education. A new survey from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) polled more than 9,300...

Transgender Student Drops Challenge To Arizona’s Save Women’s Sports Act

Jul 10, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona’s “Save Women’s Sports Act” no longer faces a court challenge following a Supreme Court ruling. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia v. B.P.J. (inclusive of Little v. Hecox) that states have a...

Goldwater Seeks To Intervene In Lawsuit Challenging Military Family ESA Ballot Measure

Jul 9, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | The Goldwater Institute has filed a motion in Maricopa County Superior Court seeking to intervene on behalf of two Air Force veterans in a lawsuit challenging a proposed constitutional amendment that would protect certain scholarship funds for...

Settlement Ends ESA Curriculum Fight Sparked By Kris Mayes

Jul 8, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona families using the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program will no longer be required to submit curriculum documentation when purchasing general educational supplemental materials, such as basic school supplies, under a settlement...

School Choice Opponents Report Turning In Over 420K Signatures To End Universal ESAs

Jul 5, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Activists reported that they have turned in more than 420,00 signatures for a ballot initiative that would end the universality of Arizona’s school choice program. Supporters wearing red shirts reading “Public School Proud” affiliated with Save Our...

Arizona GOP Leaders Praise Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Female Sports

Jul 1, 2026

By Staff Reporter | On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws barring males from competing in female sports, even if they identify as female. The ruling drew praise from Arizona's Republican leaders. In its opinion in West Virginia v. B.P.J. (inclusive of...